Valkema Surname

514,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Valkema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Valkema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4371:38,6436,535
United States1591:2,279,616142,122
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Valkema Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Valkema Come From? nationality or country of origin

Valkema occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Valkema? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 514,664th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 11,494,552 people. Valkema is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Valkema are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Valkema is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 437 people, or 1 in 38,643. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: Friesland, where 34 percent reside, Groningen, where 20 percent reside and South Holland, where 12 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands this surname is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Germany, where 3 percent reside.

Valkema Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Valkema surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

Valkema earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.06% more than the national average, earning $43,607 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Valkama862,642/
Balkema86940/
Volkema86134/
Valkoma868/
Valcema862/
Valkemy861/
Walkema860/
Valkamaa808/
Valkamma803/
Waalkema801/
Walkama71350/
Folkema71245/
Bolkema71185/
Valkamo71109/
Falkemo7111/
Walkemo7111/
Balkemo7111/
Valkimi717/
Valcima713/
Volkama712/
Wolkema712/
Falkama711/
Balkemy711/
Valcemy711/
Valkheimer711/
Valceme711/
Balkima711/
Volkemer67109/
Walkaima674/
Boulkema672/
Balkaima671/
Walkemey671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Valkema
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